The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge / Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing.
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TextoDetalles de publicación: Berkeley : Brighton : University of California Press ; Myriad Editions, 2007Edición: Rev. and updated edDescripción: 112 p. : il.,(algunas a col.), mapas, col. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780520255586 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520255585 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780520250239 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520250230 (pbk. : alk. paper)Otro título: Mapping the world's greatest challengeTema(s): Climatic changes | Climatic changes -- Maps | Climatic changes -- Charts, diagrams, etc | Cambios climáticos | Cambios climáticos -- Mapas | Cambios climáticos Cartas, diagramas, etcFormatos físicos adicionales: Online version:: Atlas of climate change.Clasificación CDD: 551.6 Clasificación LoC:QC981.8.C5 | D68 2007| Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Copia número | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 102-109) e índice.
Signs of change -- Warning signs --Polar changes -- Glacial retreat -- Everyday extremes -- Forcing change -- The greenhouse effect -- The climate system -- Interpreting past climates -- Forecasting future climates -- Driving climate change -- Emissions past and present -- Fossil fuels -- Methane and other gases -- Transportation -- Disrupting the carbon balance -- Agriculture -- Expected consequences -- Disrupted ecosystems -- Threatened water supplies -- Food security -- Threats to health -- Rising sea levels -- Cities at risk -- Cultural losses -- Responding to change -- International action -- Meeting Kyoto targets -- Carbon trading -- Financing responses -- Local commitment -- Carbon dioxide and economic growth -- Renewable energy -- Adapting to change -- Commiting to solutions -- Personal action -- Public action -- Climate change data -- Data table.
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